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This weekend I became aware of the fact that my ass was really sore, and I had no idea why. Was it yesterday’s hike? The weighted blanket I sleep under? My cheap desk chair? More likely, Dirt Rally 2.0 is to blame. There is more than a distinct feel to each of its 50 cars, or even how they perform on three different surfaces, whether wet or dry. I take that for granted from Codemasters, whose Dirt 4 I adored and whose F1 series has become an obsession. Each car’s handling has such a personality that their manipulation seems to extend beyond the controller’s inputs. I was tensing up through every switchback and square turn, trying to will my Peugeot 280 R2 back from the brink of an unguarded shoulder somewhere in Spain. Sliding through the turns, I am feeling for the edges of a safe speed with every sense I have, including my ass. But even if Dirt Rally 2.0 lives up to its namesake ancestor, 2015’s Dirt Rally, in how much it demands of the driver, I don’t … [Read more...] about Dirt Rally 2.0 review: Great racing without compromise

What did you do during the incursions? When the city was under threat from within and without, when the petty, tooled-up factions were bristling and looking for any excuse to kick off, and then every few minutes they would burst through cyberspace (or whatever it is) at a new location and initiate a major scuffle? Well, I delivered a lot of packages. In Frozen Synapse 2 it is surprisingly easy to find yourself skint: factions disappointed in you and cutting funding, easy jobs neglected because urgent matters got in the way. For my first few games, my finances were constantly tanking, which meant I couldn't hire enough talent to get me through even the simplest combat mission, which in turn meant that I couldn't receive regular cash injections from taking on the simplest combat missions in the first place - defence contracts, venture prevention. I was behind the power curve. So instead, I had to go to the absolute lowest paying, least dangerous fare imaginable. I had to effectively … [Read more...] about Frozen Synapse 2 review

While audiences are still obsessing (or reeling) over the recently released Avengers: Infinity War, the movie that launched it all for Marvel Studios—Iron Man—celebrates its ten-year anniversary today. It’s hard to imagine a time when there wasn’t at least one MCU movie in theaters, but back in 2008, Marvel was primarily known as a comics company that had to partner with studios to produce films. Some, like Blade, X-Men, and Spider-Man, became huge hits. Others, like Daredevil, Fantastic Four, and Ghost Rider, were mixed bags.Back then, Marvel still made plenty of sequels, but nothing was connected. It’s easy to lump the first Iron Man in with other superhero films of the era, but it’s important to remember that the movie was seriously groundbreaking. The film was shot on the fly, after having been in development for over a decade, and featured a character that test audiences and focus groups originally believed to be a literal robot—all while … [Read more...] about Without Iron Man, we might never have had the MCU

Ok, so… game schools. This can be a bit of a tricky subject. First, I suggest you read this old post I wrote [on game schools from some time ago]. Then, let’s discuss the finances, because that’s kind of a big deal.Financing school is probably one of the most important decisions of your life, because most school loans are permanently stuck to you until you pay them off. As far as I know, they are the only kind of loan that can’t be discharged via bankruptcy. They will affect your credit, which will affect your ability to buy a car, a house, apartment approval, and even job prospects. And, as you said, tuition can get super expensive. The federal government hands out student loans, but does not directly fund tuition for any individual university (though they do pay for university research, which isn’t quite the same thing). So here’s a quick primer on how school tuition works.Private SchoolsPrivate schools do not receive funds from the government for … [Read more...] about Since I want to be a game designer in the future,…

Rockstar might not have officially announced Grand Theft Auto 6, but there’s no doubt that it’s in development. Don’t expect official confirmation until after Red Dead Redemption 2 hits shelves on October 26, 2018, with GTA 6 unlikely to release until 2020 or beyond. As absurd as it might sound to speculate about the next Grand Theft Auto game, there’s solid historical precedent to build on if you apply the principles of a predictive technique called the Fermi problem – more on that later. We’ll use this article to provide you our best guess on GTA 6’s setting, release date, structure and more, with regular updates. What has Rockstar said about GTA 6 on the record? Rockstar North’s former President teased the next series entry back in 2013 in a four-part interview with Develop magazine, which got the online rumour mill started: “We don’t know what GTA 6 will be, but we’ve got some ideas,” said Benzies in the … [Read more...] about Everything we know about GTA 6 so far – and how predictive science might help us plot the future of Rockstar’s open-world series